Design Lead, H-1B salary
What 221 H-1B filings report for “Design Lead” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Design Lead?
$100k median H-1B base salary for a Design Lead, typically $82k to $151k, across 221 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $125k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California75$125k+$25k
- 2New York28$104k+$4k
- 3Illinois20$95k−$5k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $100kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Design Lead?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Design Lead roles are HCLTech, Manhattan Associates, IDEO, and IBM, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Design Lead filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1HCLTech82 filings$98k
- 2Manhattan Associates15 filings$120k
- 3IDEO13 filings$106k
- 4IBM7 filings$110k
- 5Publicis Sapient6 filings$145k
- 6Public Policy Lab6 filings$95k
- 7Moonraft Innovation Labs4 filings$72k
- 8ChiByDesign4 filings$130k
- 9Pex4 filings$125k
- 10Ozone Technologies Inc.3 filings$180k
- 11Veoneer3 filings$125k
- 12Work And Co3 filings$135k
- 13Brillio2 filings$97k
- 14CAE Technology Services2 filings$98k
- 15Calerie Health Holding2 filings$87k
- 16Catapult Design2 filings$98k
- 17Fantasy Interactive2 filings$210k
- 18Idean Enterprises2 filings$158k
- 19Ideo.Org2 filings$101k
- 20Jido Inc.2 filings$105k
- 21OKBL USA Technology2 filings$193k
- 22Red Antler2 filings$85k
- 23Brainco2 filings$96k
- 24Cyber-Dive2 filings$78k
- 25Meta2 filings$141k
- 26Tata Technologies2 filings$76k
- 27Paramount Skydance2 filings$135k
- 28Workato2 filings$175k
- 29Airbnb1 filings$201k
- 30Augment Systems LLC1 filings$100k
- 31Autoliv1 filings$123k
- 32Block1 filings$239k
- 33Captureproof, Inc.1 filings$65k
- 34Endless Health1 filings$64k
- 35Fitbit1 filings$90k
- 36Geomentric America1 filings$100k
- 37General Motors1 filings$153k
- 38Greenskies Clean Energy1 filings$86k
- 39GroupUltra1 filings$144k
- 40Gudwork, Inc.1 filings$130k
- 41Hero Digital1 filings$146k
- 42Heaven Mayhem LLC1 filings$90k
- 43Inamoto LLC1 filings$82k
- 44InComm Payments1 filings$112k
- 45IXL Learning1 filings$155k
- 46Indigo AI, Inc1 filings$82k
- 47Inreal, Inc.1 filings$83k
- 48Island Consolidated1 filings$84k
- 49KPIT1 filings$88k
- 50Kai Gifts Inc1 filings$42k
Related titles in this family
896 filings carry “Design Lead” in the title, across 234 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Design Lead155 filings$100k
- 2Product Design Lead62 filings$150k
- 3Experience Design Lead20 filings$186k
- 4Vice President, User Experience Design Lead20 filings$170k
- 5UX Design Lead13 filings$100k
- 6Creative Design Lead11 filings$80k
- 7Graphic Design Lead9 filings$73k
- 8User Experience Design Lead9 filings$148k
- 9Interior Design Lead7 filings$87k
- 10Product Design Leader7 filings$120k
- 11Architect - Design Lead6 filings$139k
- 12Design Leader6 filings$135k
Figures are for the exact title “Design Lead”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.